Cook Loses Leg Mining Accident LONDON. Jan. 19
A. J. Cook, the secretary of the Miners' Federation, had a leg amputated to-day. The amputation is the result of an accident in a coalmine…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1931
1,092 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 55
Gold Find By W.A. Youth £5000 Nugget Kalgoorlie
At Larkinville alluvial field, a 17-year-old youth, named James Joseph Larcombe, discovered the largest slug of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Fuel Pulverised Coal Trial on Manly Steamer Sydney
Pulverised coal will be used in steamers for the first time in Australia shortly, when the Manly ferry steamer Barragoola will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Coal
The Cessnock No. 2 Colliery has over 100 waggons of [?]k on hand. The company is experiencing difficulty in selling its small coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Fall of Coal
Struck by a fall of coal at Stanford Merthyr No. 2 Colliery on Saturday, Albert Burgess, 40, shiftman, received injuries to his back, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pulverised Coal Use on Manly Ferries
Pulverised coal will be used in steamers for the first time in Australia shortly, when the Manly ferry steamer Barragoola will resume…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Fall of Coal Miner Hurt
Struck by a fall of coal at the Pelaw Main Colliery on Friday, Alexander Harrison suffered abrasions to the arms and ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Mechanics Meeting of Executive Alleged Withholding of Telegram. Paxton Post Office Incident
At the meeting of the Federated Mechanics' Association, held at West Maitland, and presided over by Mr. T. G. Moran, reports were received in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WESTON Hebburn Collieries Intermittent Work Weston
Hebburn No. 2 is again idle owing to slackness of trade. The mine has not worked a shift for the pay up to the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Company Promoters Face Charge of Fraud Gold Mine Counsel Clash Out on Bail Sydney
At the Central Court to-day, Frederick Oertel (42) and Clive Ashley Cooper (43), company promoters,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GRETA New Greta Colliery Five Days to Draw
New Greta Colliery has worked five days for the pay to be drawn on Friday next. The mine resumed operations last week after being closed for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Collieries
Hebburn No. 1 is idle to-day owing to slackness of trade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Found Gold Gave it Away generous Action PERTH
The story of a rabbit inspector's casual conduct following upon a rich gold discovery has just been told…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accident
John Fullerton, of Rawson-street, Kurri Kurri, employed at Pelaw Main Colliery as a waggon packer, was struck on the head by a piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABERMAIN No 2 COLLIERY
Abermain No. 2 Colliery, which has been idle since before Xmas, is expected to resume work on Monday. The horses have been, returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Standardised
It next became necessary, in order to prevent gold speculation, to arrive at a standard of gold value between nations. The countries now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ayrfield No. 1 Miners' Lodge
As stated in the "Mercury" columns previously, Ayrfield No. 1 is to resume work. A meeting of the lodge was held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teacher's Luck Gold Discovery
A school teacher, son of Mr. R. G. Moore, of Kalgoorlie (W.A.), wishing to visit the Larkinville field for experience, threw in his lot with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Explosion LINTON (Indiana), Jan 29
Twenty-nine miners were killed by an explosion in a coal mine near here. Nine were rescued, several of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guilty of Theft Miners' Union Funds
Before Judge Thomson, at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions, Samuel John Martin pleaded guilty to having at Lithgow between July 3, 1929,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →